312 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



beyond origin of nervule 2. A basal and a subbasal in Ic, 

 beneath the latter a spot in lb, and two spots in la. 



Head black, thorax black with white dots, and reddish tufts 

 on collar. Abdomen black above with white segmental dots 

 and lines. Claws unequal. 



9 . Expanse 64-66 mm. Pattern and markings much as 

 in (^ but the red colour duller and browner, and the black 

 margins browner than in the ^. The hind-marginal border 

 of h.-w. has its inner edge more softly outlined though it 

 remains fairly regular as in the ^ . 



A. drattipodes may be distinguished from A. masamba 

 and A. sainbavae by the more distal position of the second 

 spot in the h.-w. cell, 



120. ACRAEA MASAMBA. PI. XV, f. 14. 



Acraea masamha, Ward, Ent. Mo. Mag., 9, p. 3 (1872) ; Af. 

 Lep., p. 10, pl. 7, f. 3 (1874) ; Saalraiiller. Lep. Mad., 1, 

 p. 75, pl. 3, f. 32 (1884) ; Mabille, Nat. Hist. Mad. Lep., 1, 

 p. 103, pl. 9a, f. 1, la, 2 (188.5-7) ; Aurivillius, Rhop. 

 Aeth., p. 112 (1898). 

 = rUppelli, Saalniiiller, Ber. Senck. Ges., p. 80 (1878). 

 Madagascar (Ste. Marie, Fenerive, L. Humblot, Antakares,. 

 Tamatave). 



f. silia, Mabille, Nat. Hist. Mad. Lep., 1, p. 105, pl. 9a, f. 3, 

 4 (1885-7). 

 = masamhd, Ward, Af Lep., pl. 7, f. 4 (1874). 

 Madagascar (Antsianaka, L. Alaotra). 

 9 f. hoseae, Saalmiiller, Ber. Senck. Ges., ]>. 259 (1880) ; Lep. 

 Mad., 1, p. 76, pl. 1, f. 3 (1884) ; Mabille, Nat. Hist. Mad. 

 Lep., p. 106 (1885-7). 

 A. masamba 'masamba. 



(J. Ex];>anse 48-56 mm. F.-w. Transparent, owing to a 

 reduction in size and number of the scales. Costa and apex 

 black, and the nervule ends along hind margin expanded into 

 black triangles their bases joined on the margin. About two- 

 thirds of cell, base of area 2, and the greater part of area lb 

 suflfused with bright brick red. Area la black with a slight 

 powdering of red in the outer half. In some examples a small 

 black mark in cell, near middle, close to subcostal, occasionally 

 extended into a blackish suffused line running obliquely across 

 cell to near origin of nervule 3. Usually a black linear mark 

 at base of area lb. 



H.-w. bright brick red, usually with a slight black basal 

 suffusion, most extensive in Ic. A black hind-marginal 



